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51292b4 He who cannot look over a battlefield with a dry eye, causes the death of many men uselessly. Napoleon Bonaparte
b4e5441 Policy and morals concur in repressing pillage. Napoleon Bonaparte
e74b576 War is a lottery in which nations ought to risk nothing but small amounts. Napoleon Bonaparte
df68877 Courage cannot be counterfeited. It is one virtue that escapes hypocrisy. Napoleon Bonaparte
60adee6 In war one must lean on an obstacle in order to overcome it. Napoleon Bonaparte
90ecd2b In war, character and opinion make more than half of the reality. Napoleon Bonaparte
ae3c812 In war, groping tactics, half-way measures, lose everything. Napoleon Bonaparte
d1c925e A man who has no consideration for the needs of his men ought never to be given command. Napoleon Bonaparte
09d7317 In war, luck is half in everything. Napoleon Bonaparte
ba48696 My most splendid campaign was that of March 20; not a single shot was fired. Napoleon Bonaparte
c6d46a1 In France, only the impossible is admired. Napoleon Bonaparte
ab8f7b0 France will always be a great nation. Napoleon Bonaparte
f27486c Turks can be killed, but they can never be conquered. Napoleon Bonaparte
57f4287 'I shall bring the nobles of this court so low they shall be obliged to beg their bred.' Napoleon Bonaparte
75d45e1 Every adversity has the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit. Napoleon Hill
fd785fe Poverty needs no plan. It needs no one to aid it, because it is bold and ruthless. Napoleon Hill
c324d66 In politics evils should be remedied not revenged. Napoleon III
212cad5 Usually, it is man who attacks; as for me, I defend myself, and I often capitulate. Napoleon III
36964e9 Right Effort is fourfold, namely: Narada Maha Thera
d32e3d3 Insanity is repeating the same mistakes and expecting different results. Narcotics Anonymous
42d84b8 Suswagatham [Welcome.] Narendra Modi
b95439c What do you mean by communal? If I speak against the terrorism, is it communal? Narendra Modi
488491b For me, development gives strongest foundation to the secularism. Narendra Modi
113d097 And that's why in my Gujarat, my motto is: minimum government, maximum governance. Narendra Modi
ac99dfa If the media would not have worked to malign Modi, who would know Modi today? Narendra Modi
ecbcd92 Ownership is nothing but a myth, we are only a temporary custodian of what we believe we own Nasser Khalili
865d53f During the collecting, I don't say anything. When it's done, then I speak. Nasser Khalili
fa46e98 We should reward people, not ridicule them, for thinking the impossible. Nassim Nicholas Taleb
53d461c It does not matter how frequently something succeeds if failure is too costly to bear. Nassim Nicholas Taleb
2efa893 Mixing forecast and prophecy is symptomatic of randomness-foolishness... Nassim Nicholas Taleb
440a066 N]ews... is full of noise and... history is largely stripped of it. Nassim Nicholas Taleb
1e507e2 W]e like to emit logical and rational ideas but we do not enjoy this execution. Nassim Nicholas Taleb
49cdbfa At no point during his ordeal did Nero think of himself as 72% alive and 28% dead. Nassim Nicholas Taleb
1856fc4 E]conomics is a narrative discipline, and explanations are easy to fit retrospectively. (page 257) Nassim Nicholas Taleb
f488f55 Don't cross a river if it is four feet deep on average. Nassim Nicholas Taleb
cc2605b Rank beliefs not according to their plausibility but by the harm they may cause. Nassim Nicholas Taleb
3156713 Academia is to knowledge what prostitution is to love. Nassim Nicholas Taleb
e05c481 Procrastination is the soul rebelling against entrapment. Nassim Nicholas Taleb
36088c0 It's harder to say no when you really mean it. Nassim Nicholas Taleb
034e8c3 The book is the only medium left that hasn't been corrupted by the profane. Nassim Nicholas Taleb
6325fee Spick and span new. Novelty
e9951b3 Success is becoming in middle adulthood what you dreamed to be in late childhood. Nassim Nicholas Taleb
1ccac4d A man without a heroic bent starts dying at the age of thirty. Nassim Nicholas Taleb
9b358a3 Modernity: we created youth without heroism, age without wisdom, and life without grandeur. Nassim Nicholas Taleb